Bad Poetry: 15 Poems and 3 Short Stories

BAD POETRY fifteen poems and three short stories includes:Second DedicationA literal (and literary) Easter egg primarily patterned on Dante's rhyme scheme, with minor alterations. Not mentioned in the Table of Contents.Dick or NachosShort form delight from her mouth to your ears.A (metaphor) for AphorismA poem composed of simple sayings.Forlorn ElementIn this ode, the humble material may be worth its weight in gold.The Most Fragile StoneThe end of a poisonous relationship? Or the perpetuation?On AnonymityEvery artist fears rejection.The Saint Valentine's Day MassacreIn this wicked short story, Bernard lusts for his best friend's wife. But who lusts for Bernard?Dance Hall of the MoonExistential crisis. Yikes!Maybe a Few RegretsSometimes relationships are lonelier than being alone.No it Isn't!Rage against an all too popular non-sequitur.The Good PartLoneliness refines us at an agonizing pace.The Marriage CounselorThe real obstacle to fidelity is not a cheating heart!The Canyon of Many HoodoosIn this mystical short story, a weary traveler picks up the mantle of destiny by confronting his deadliest foe in the desert.BetterBeatnik style free-form audacity addressed to a dear friend.A ThoughtSensible rumination in tidy verse, to prove that the author is still capable of such after Better.To The MathematiciansWe are too smug a society.RequiemIn the same vein as the previous poem.Bitch, Please!Epistle to too self-absorbed a bitch.The Forbidden PlaceIn this final short story, a curious night watchman enters a bare plywood shed at the back of a single acre property, never suspecting the consequence!Afterward: Text from MomThis is exactly what it sounds like.